It is generally acknowledged that the greatest defensive player in the history of the league was Lawrence Taylor the great pass rushing outside linebacker of the New York Giants. What is not often acknowledged is that Mr. Taylor invented smoking crack when he dropped some cocaine into a candle at Studio 54 when he was parting one night with John Belushi and Keith Richards. Trying to fish the packet out of the glass jar it began to emit a smoke that they inhaled and decided to try to replicate. It is unfortunate that it will not be listed on his plaque in the Hall of Fame as it is one of his most significant achievements.
(Reverse the Call on the Field, The Secret History of the NFL, Doris Kearns Goodwin, ESPN Press
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